Nicky Jam

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Nicky Jam
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Background information
Birth name Nick Rivera Caminero
Also known as
  • El Cangri
  • Nicky
Born (1981-03-17) March 17, 1981 (age 43)
Boston, U.S.
Genres Reggaeton
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instruments Vocals
Years active 1994–present
Labels
Associated acts
Website nickyjampr.net

Nick Rivera Caminero (born March 17, 1981),[1] known by his stage name Nicky Jam, is a singer and songwriter. He is best known for the hit "El Perdón".

Early life

Nicky Jam was born in Boston, Massachusetts to a Puerto Rican father and a Dominican mother, however he later moved with his family to Barrio Obrero in Puerto Rico when he was ten years old.[1] He has been in reggaeton since his youth. The name "Nicky Jam" was jokingly given to Caminero by a homeless man. Caminero's family was low-income and as a minor he performed illegal work in a grocery store in order to help support them, in his free time improvising in front of his workplace. One day a music executive noticed his talent and signed him, and at the age of fourteen he recorded his first album "...Distinto A Los Demás". The album was not successful, but it did gain him recognition in the music industry, and warranted the attention of some music producers such as DJ Joe, DJ Playero and DJ Chiklin.[2]

Musical career

Daddy Yankee and Nicky Jam: Los Cangris

After his first album, he continued working in the music industry creating many hits. Thanks to those hits, Nicky Jam had the opportunity to meet Daddy Yankee. They met when they were recording with Guatauba and DJ Playero. Daddy Yankee offered Nicky Jam to work with him and thanks to this opportunity a strong friendship began. During the late '90s and early 2000s, they became close friends and formed the unofficial Daddy Yankee and Nicky Jam duo, also known as, Los Cangris. They created many well known hit singles such as "Sabanas Blancas", "Guayando", "Sentirte" and many others. They also worked together on the album "Los Super Amigos" in 2000 which was never released.[3][4] In 2001, Daddy Yankee released El Cartel II: Los Cangris, which Nicky Jam took a small part in. Due to personal issues, they ended their friendship in 2004 and stopped working together. Nicky Jam continued working as a solo artist and created many hits, as well as Daddy Yankee.[2] In 2012, after many years of splitting apart, they both recorded "El Party Me Llama" from the album Prestige and confirmed they had both settled their disagreements from years prior.[5]

Nicky Jam: solo career

Nicky Jam rose to fame after the release of Haciendo Escante in 2001. However he didn't gain international recognition until 2004 with the release of Vida Escante. He and Daddy Yankee separated due to many arguments and conflicts between the two thus resulting in a rivalry. This rivalry led both artists to "tiraera". Due to Daddy Yankee's popularity at the time, many saw Nicky Jam as the "bad guy" in the whole rivalry and became very disliked. His most recent studio album is The Black Carpet released in 2007. Throughout his career, Nicky Jam, has worked with many artists like Daddy Yankee, R.K.M & Ken-Y, Héctor & Tito (Hector el Father and Tito El Bambino), Lito & Polaco, Big Boy, Magnate & Valentino and many others. However, by the late 2000s, his career suffered a decline. He decided to move to Medellin, Colombia in 2010 after performing a few concerts there. In Colombia, Nicky Jam found the attention from the fans he needed and had the opportunity to restart his career. Thanks to the Colombian audience, he made a powerful comeback with his successful singles: "Tu Primera Vez", "Piensas en Mi", "Curiosidad", "Juegos Prohibidos" and, most notably, "Voy A Beber". He also worked with Daddy Yankee again, after 8 years of not working together, on the album Prestige by Daddy Yankee. Nicky Jam has appeared in many reggaeton albums, currently holding the record for most appearances on various artist albums, which was formerly held by Daddy Yankee. His most recent album appearance is with Daddy Yankee's album Prestige, with the track "El Party Me Llama". In 2015, Nicky Jam won a Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Performance.[6]

Discography

Albums

Singles

Album appearances

  • The Cream Vol. 1
  • The Cream Vol. 2
  • The Cream Egyptian Live
  • The Cream Hits
  • DJ Chilin': Los Más Buscado (1996)
  • Wise Da' Gangsta: La Vieja Escuela Vol. 1 (1997)
  • Benny Blanco: Tierra De Nadie (1997)
  • Gargolas 1: El Comando Ataca (1998)
  • Playero 41 (1998)
  • Dream Team: La Union De Los Mejores (1999)
  • Gargolas 2: El Nuevo Comando (1999)
  • Guatauba 2000 (2000)
  • La Misión 1 (2000)
  • Virus (Big Boy album) (2000)
  • DJ Blass: Sandunguero (2001)
  • El Cartel II (2001)
  • La Conspiracion (2001)
  • Mundo Frío (2001)
  • A La Reconquista (2002)
  • Gargolas 3 (2002)
  • Barbosa Live: Los Exitos (2002)
  • DJ Blass: Sandunguero 2 (2002)
  • DJ Dicky: No Fear 4 - Sin Miedo (2002)
  • El Cangri.com (2002)
  • Los Dueños De La Disco (2002)
  • Playero 42 (2002)
  • Rompiendo El Hielo (2002)
  • Tha Bulbas (2002)
  • Vida Eterna (2002)
  • Blin Blin Vol. 1 (2003)
  • D'Untouchables Chapter 1 (2003)
  • La Coleccion (2003)
  • La Conspiracion 2: La Secuela (2003)
  • Los Homerun-es (2003)
  • Los Matadores Del Genero (2003)
  • Pina All-Star (2003)
  • Romances Del Ruido 2 (2003)
  • Chosen Few: El Documental (2004)
  • Fuera de Serie (2004)
  • La Mision 4: The Take Over (2004)
  • La Trayectoria (2004)
  • 12 Discípulos (2004)
  • Pina All-Star 2 (2004)
  • Rebuleando Con Estilo (2004)
  • Sabotage (2004)
  • The Noise, Vol. 10: The Last Noise (2004)
  • Da' Concert Of Reggaeton (2005)
  • 40 Entre Las 2 (2005)
  • Da Cream (2005)
  • DJ Blass and DJ Barbosa Presentan: Reggaeton Remix (2005)
  • DJ Blass: Sandunguero Hits (2005)
  • Guatauba: Guatagatos (2005)
  • Fuera De Serie Live (2005)
  • Los Bandoleros (2005)
  • Los Kambumbos: Tierra De Nadie (2005)
  • Reggaeton Bachatero Non Stop (2005)
  • Reggaeton's Best Features (2005)
  • Romances Del Ruido Collection (2005)
  • The Prezident (2005)
  • DJ Raymond Presents: The Roots Of Reggaeton (2006)
  • Gargolas: Next Generation (2006)
  • Los Titerones (2006)
  • Reggaeton Hits (2006)
  • Masterpiece (2006)
  • Gargolas: Reborn (2007)
  • Los Titeres (2007)
  • Masterpiece: Commemorative Edition (2007)
  • Los 4 Fantasticos (2007)
  • Marroneo Con Flow (2008)
  • Los Brothers (2008)
  • Los Mackieavelikos (2008)
  • Manada Records Presenta : The President Mixtape (2012)
  • Prestige (2012)
  • Orion (2015)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://nickyjampr.net/biografia
  3. ↑ es:Los Super Amigos
  4. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20021010115029/http://www.loscangris.com/yankee.asp
  5. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-o-mtv8Kdaw
  6. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

External links

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